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Michael James Di Venuto

Born: 12 December 1973, Hobart, Tasmania
Major Teams: Sussex, Derbyshire, Tasmania, Australia.
Known As: Michael Di Venuto
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break Googly, Right Arm Medium


ODI Debut: Australia v South Africa at East London, 1st ODI, 1996/97
Latest ODI:
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Carlton & United Series, 1997/98

First-class Debut: Tasmania v Queensland at Brisbane, 1991/92

List A Debut: Tasmania v Western Australia at Perth, 1992/93

Son of Enrico Di Venuto (North Hobart)
Brother of Peter Di Venuto (North Hobart)

Tasmania Under-17s 1990/91
Tasmania Under-19s 1991/92 to 1992/93
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 1993
Sussex 1999
Derbyshire 2000 to 2001

Schools: St Virgil's College, Hobart

Career Statistics:

TESTS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 17/12/1997)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    9    9   0   241   89   26.77  85.76   0   2    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1991/92 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  155  269  15 10624  230   41.82  21  67  158   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             120.3   22   406    5  81.20  1-0     0   0 144.6  3.36

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  164  160  14  4695  173*  32.15   4  26   54   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              29.2   156    5  31.20  1-10    0   0  35.2  5.31

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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As fearsome a player of the hook, pull and square cut as possibly any in Australia, Michael DiVenuto is a dashing left handed batsman who originates from Tasmania. Nicely balanced at the crease and blessed with a fine eye, he hits his shots with thunderous power and is a genuine crowd pleaser. Although his tendency to attack bowling a little too frequently for his own good can lead him into trouble on occasions, DiVenuto has, since the time of making his debut during the 1991-92 season, compiled an excellent first-class record for Tasmania and English counties Sussex and Derbyshire. In a career in which he has played many outstanding innings (none more impressive than his glorious 189 in Perth in the 1997-98 Sheffield Shield Final), he has generally batted in the number three position, but he does have the ability to play well at most spots in the order. Indeed, he has often been used as an opener in one-day matches - and it was in that role that he enjoyed his brief flirtation with international cricket in late 1997. It is a measure of his worth as a player that Tasmania fought so keenly to ward off a lucrative approach to him from South Australia in the lead-up to the 2001-02 domestic season. (John Polack, July 2001)

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